Posted September 22, 20159 yr Ponedeljak, 26. oktobar – Zagreb @ KLUB. Utorak, 27. oktobar – Novi Sad @ Quarter Sreda, 28. oktobar – Zaječar @ Omladinski centar Četvrtak, 29. oktobar – Niš @ Feedback Petak, 30. oktobar – Kladovo @ Fusion klub Subota, 31. oktobar – Beograd @ Gun Club Reveal hidden contents John Wesley Myers aka James Leg već je godinama jedan od najintrigantnijih garage-rock predvodnika. Prvi od poznatijih bendova u kojima se pojavio bili su The Immortal Lee County Killers po čijem je raspadu formirao Black Diamond Heavies 2004. godine, trio u kojem su pored njega na električnom klaviru i vokalu bili još i gitarista, i bubnjar. Gitarista 2006. napušta bend i to preostale 2/3 navodi da se zamisle kako da nastave dalje gde donose potpuno ispravnu odluku – bez gitare! Do tada je bilo dvočlanih bendova, ali uvek se radilo o gitari i bubnjevima, a sa novom postavom Black Diamond Heavies su uveli i novi trenutak u formaciji rokenrol grupe: električni klavir/vokal + bubnjevi. U toj postavi snimaju dva studijska i jedan live album (sve za Alive Records) i postaju jedna od najtraženijih američkih garažnih atrakcija do kraja prve decenije 21. veka svirajući širom SAD, Evrope i Australije. Pored matičnog, James svira svoj instrument i peva u Cut In The Hill Gang, još jednom važnom američkom garage/blues/punk sastavu nastalom na pepelu Soledad Brothers. Po raspadu Black Diamond Heavies (2009.) James Leg radi na prvom solo albumu „Solitary Pleasure“ (opet renomirani Alive Records, 2011.) koji prolazi zapaženo među poklonicima Black Diamond Heavies i ljubiteljima svih podžanrova garažnog rokenrola. Duboki, hrapavi vokal i topli, a zastrašujući tonovi klavira čijim dirkama kao u transu lete njegovi prsti zaštitni su znak ovog južnjačkog gospodina. Obrada rokenrol heroja Linka Wraya (Fire And Brimstone) i obrada hita u Americi anonimnih Australijanaca Kill Devil Hills (Drinking Too Much) pored devet sopstvenih pesama potvrđuju Legov dobar izbor da se popuni jedan pristojan solo prvenac i krene sa utabavanjem staze nastavka rokerske karijere. 2012. James Leg sa kolegama sa Alive Records etikete, Left Lane Cruiser, snima album „Painkillers“. Deset blues obrada (od Roberta Johnsona do Rolling Stonesa!!) odsviranih/otpevanih na srčani, garage/blues način kako se i očekivalo od ove garažne super-grupe učinili su da se ploča na kraju 2012. nađe visoko kotirana na dobrom broju garage/rock/blues lista. Početkom septembra 2015. objavio je drugi solo album za Alive Records pod nazivom “Below The Belt”. Ploča je snimljena u studiju Johnnyja Walkera (Soledad Brothers i Cut In The Hill Gang), a miks je uradio Jim Diamond u legendarnom Ghetto Recorders (White Stripes, Andre Williams, Dirtbombs, Left Lane Cruiser…). Prve recenzije govore da je napravljen dobar izbor autorskih pesama, obrada i gostiju, te ne treba da iznenadi veći komercijalni uspeh od prvenca. Mačo pijanista đavoljeg glasa vraća se na prostor bivše Jugoslavije krajem oktobra. Prati ga samo bubnjar, baš kao iz Black Diamond Heavies dana što jasno govori o tome da će se na repertoaru naći i hitovi iz te faze karijere, kao i po nekoliko iz saradnje sa Cut In The Hill Gang i Left Lane Cruiser. Karte za beogradski koncert u pretprodaji u Pinball Wizard Records prodavnici ploča i na šanku Šikarice: do kraja septembra 700 din, od 1. oktobra 1000 i na dan koncerta 1300. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Diamond_Heavies http://uturntouring.com/jamesleg http://www.alive-totalenergy.com/x/?page_id=2200 https://www.facebook.com/pages/James-Leg/114197558646461 http://www.reverbnation.com/jamesleg http://www.last.fm/music/James+Leg http://www.discogs.com/artist/James+Leg http://www.allmusic.com/album/painkillers-mw0002370065 http://www.badmusicforbadpeople.com/2015/09/james-leg-chattanooga-tn-u-s-a-2/ Edited September 22, 20159 yr by bad music for bad people
September 26, 20159 yr Author Karta do kraja meseca 700 din: Pinball Wizard Records i Šikarica!! http://nodepression.com/album-review/james-leg-gladly-hits-below-belt
September 30, 20159 yr Author Karta za koncert još samo danas 700 din. Od sutra - 1000!! Pinball Wizard Records + Sikarica!!
October 14, 20159 yr Author http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/30-october-cd/15925-james-leg-below-the-belt-alive-records.html
October 21, 20159 yr Author http://citymagazine.rs/dogadjaj/maco-pijanista-james-leg-ponovo-u-beogradu
October 25, 20159 yr Author Reveal hidden contents With its opening blast of thick, distorted piano banging out a dirty rock & roll stomp while the singer wails like Tom Waits on cheap trucker's speed, James Leg's second solo album (third if you count his collaboration with Left Lane Cruiser, Painkillers), 2015's Below the Belt, begins just the way you'd expect if you've spent much time with the keyboard man's band the Black Diamond Heavies. However, while the opening track suggests this will be a lot of "same old, same old," Below the Beltturns out to have a good bit more stylistic variety than Leg has shown in the past, not to mention a welcome sense of dynamics. The Continental dance moves of "Casa de Fuego" (with lyrics that reference the movie Casablanca), the woeful barroom boogie "Drink It Away," the spooky late-night vibes of "A Forest," the joyous gospel piano of "Up Above My Head," and the loping R&B groove of "What More" give Leg a chance to turn down the amps and ease back on the tempos, and it turns out that Leg has a lighter touch than he's been letting on, not to mention a more eclectic melodic imagination. The man also known as John Wesley Myers clearly likes things to sound dirty (and with a voice as rough as his, he has only so much choice in the matter), but on Below the Belt, he can do more than just howl the dirty blues as if he's been possessed by the ghosts of Savoy Brown, and it makes the album a more interesting and engaging experience. And if you're looking for some butt-kicking blues-shot rock, don't worry, Leg hasn't forgotten how to do that, and "Glass Jaw" and his cover of the Dirtbombs' "Can't Stop Thinkin' About It" deliver the goods. Below the Belt delivers some genuine surprises and proves Leg knows more than one way to strut his stuff, a talent he'd be well advised to keep exploring. http://www.allmusic.com/album/below-the-belt-mw0002866080
October 29, 20159 yr Author On 28. 10. 2015. at 6:06, maheem said: Muchas dobros sinoć bešeNovi Sad je bio do jaja. Međutim, onaj mi se prostor ni ispunjen kao što je bio u utorak ne dopada. Beton, zveči, ladno, zajebano za ozvučiti + se Džejms žalio da mu monitor nije radio i urlao je iz petnih žila i posle koncerta sam mislio da će da izgubi glas kako je govorio. Ipak nije i sinoć su razvalili Zaječar :)Inače, uprkos "prihvatljivoj ceni" ulaznice ns ekipa se opet pokazala kao najstipsarskija u državi kad je mrč u pitanju. Večeras Niš @ Feedback od 22, sutra Kladovo @ Fusion i veliko finale u Beogradu u subotu @ Gun Club, 22:00
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